About the Division of Management Support

The Office of Management Assessment (OMA) provides expert advice to the NIH Director on program integrity, risk management, liaison with outside audit organizations, and management support systems. Management support systems developed and maintained by OMA include records management, delegations of authority, the NIH Policy Manual, organizational changes, Federal regulations and notices, and the NIH privacy program. OMA implements NIH-wide programs in each of these areas to safeguard agency assets, preserve public trust in NIH, and provide an administrative infrastructure for the agency.

The OMA is made up of three divisions: the Division of Management Support (DMS), the Division of Risk Management and Audit Liaison (RMAL) and the Division of Program Integrity (DPI). Please follow the links below or to the left for more information about the specific division.​

The FAIR Act Program (also known as Commercial Service Management) conducts the annual FAIR Act Inventory, performs post competition accountability, provides support for MEO expiration and transition support and provides program management and oversight of Commercial Services Management.

The NIH Delegations of Authority (DoA) Program, documents and tracks formal delegations of authority from the NIH Director and other senior officials across NIH. These delegations are maintained by the NIH Delegations Officer within DMS, in hard copy and electronically within the NIH Delegations of Authority database.

The Employee Suggestions Program is part of the HHS Incentive Awards program and was implemented to motivate employees by allowing employees to develop program ideas, leverage improvement suggestions to existing programs or provide ideas for enhancing current technology or saving money.

The Federal Register is the official journal of the federal government of the United States that contains government agency rules, proposed rules, and public notices. It is published daily by the Office of the Federal Register (within the National Archives and Records Administration). The NIH Federal Register Liaison edits, certifies, and submits all NIH notices for publication in the Federal Register.

The NIH Policy Manual is comprised of individual Chapters (Manual Chapters) for the purpose of establishing NIH-wide policy in a central, easy to find location for the NIH community.A Policy shall be included in the NIH Policy Manual if it affects: 1) a significant number of people at NIH; or 2) people outside the policy issuing office. Manual Chapter 1710, “NIH Manual System” establishes the NIH Policy Manual as the primary repository and official mechanism for issuing NIH-wide policy. The NIH Policy Manual and Chapter 1710 ensure that these policies: are developed consistently; undergo proper review and approval; and availability to all employees.